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Since its inception, the Humble Indie Bundle has been a win win for everyone involved. Gamers get a bundle of great games at great price, developers make a tiny profit, and a nice chunk of change goes to charity. It was a model of the power of crowd funding well before Kickstarter was a household name.…
Sega and Nintendo’s recently announced collaboration, Sonic Lost Worlds, finally has a trailer out. It’s mostly gameplay footage, and it looks great! The speed is there and the physics look right (unlike the disappointing Sonic 4). There’s a new wall running move which is… whatever. I don’t care, as long as it’s fast, and Lost Worlds looks like it…
Feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian has released the 2nd video in her ‘Tropes vs Women in Games’ series. It continues her examination of the “Damsel in Distress” trope and its even darker aspects in modern games. It’s important to have these conversations as games advance as an art form. Both the causes and implications of sexist…
Prepare yourselves to be hearing these and other courtroom commands out in public soon. If you ever owned a Nintendo DS, the sounds should bring back fond memories. But those of you wondering why your subway neighbor is screaming into their iPhone like they’re on an episode of Law & Order, allow me to enlighten…
Blue colored Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Motorola Droid RAZR M variants have come to Verizon, and are now both available to order. Motorola’ aging flagship Droid RAZR HD can be yours for $99.99 with a new two-year contract. It’s the best Motorola phone available, despite its age, but I’m not sure a coat of paint really makes it…
The restroom is as much a part of life as the office or the kitchen, but it never seems to get the focus it deserves. There are strategy games out there for all manner of workplaces, from rail yards to roller coasters, airports to aquariums. But the humble restroom, a place we all visit daily, is always glossed…
Yahoo’s apparently on a roll. Under Ceo Marissa Mayer’s guidance, the struggling search giant has been making it rain to the tune of billions. It seems Mayer’s strategy is to use Yahoo’s still formidable war chest to buy up the things it lacks. It was recently announced that Yahoo would acquire short form blogging platform,…
Microsoft unveiled its media dominance strategy at Tuesday’s big reveal of the Xbox One. But Xbox Chief, Don Mattrick neglected to outline just how deep Microsoft’s bid to dominate your living room will go. Now The Onion has the scoop on the new Xbox One’s voice command system. Specifically one that allows the machine to command…
I hope you’re ready for some post apocalyptic, sci-fi action! The Windows version of Trion Worlds’ Defiance is discounted by 30 percent right now on Steam, and Steam users can also try out the game for free this weekend, Trion Worlds announced today. The Standard Edition of the game will drop from $59.99 to $41.99, and the Deluxe…
The HTC First really isn’t a bad phone. It’s a totally decent, affordable handset with some nice features. But it’s sold well below expectations, even with the price slashed to $0.99 (with contract). The downfall of the First is Facebook Home, Zuckerberg and Co’s Facebook centric launcher, which comes pre-installed on the device. The rumors…